This paper demonstrates how combining methodological approaches from garden history and medical h... more This paper demonstrates how combining methodological approaches from garden history and medical history can present new perspectives on the history of gardens and health in colonial New Zealand, and recover the prominent associations between health and the environment in settler society within the context of modern historical research. It appeals to researchers to 'cast their net wide' when searching for source material, an approach that situates the study of medicinal plants within a wider, interdisciplinary historiographical framework.
This thesis examines health care in colonial New Zealand and sets about identifying and recognisi... more This thesis examines health care in colonial New Zealand and sets about identifying and recognising the care which was given by women in their homes and communities. Based around four dominant etiological theories of the nineteenth century it explores the introduction, application and adaptation of medical knowledge in New Zealand. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Judith Macdonald for her support, guidance and good humour and the Anthropology Department, especially Dr. Michael Goldsmith, for welcoming me into the faculty. Thanks to Janice Smith for her absolute dependability and ready smile and to all the staff at Waikato University who have assisted and supported me up till now. I would like to acknowledge and thank the University of Waikato and The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for their financial support and recognition. Many thanks to my friends and family for listening to me and maintaining complete faith in my abilities. Special thanks to Stan for his invaluable editing skills and to Lindsey and Shelley for the constant support and insightful conversation. Thank you Marcus for the frequent reality checks and motivation. iv
This paper demonstrates how combining methodological approaches from garden history and medical h... more This paper demonstrates how combining methodological approaches from garden history and medical history can present new perspectives on the history of gardens and health in colonial New Zealand, and recover the prominent associations between health and the environment in settler society within the context of modern historical research. It appeals to researchers to 'cast their net wide' when searching for source material, an approach that situates the study of medicinal plants within a wider, interdisciplinary historiographical framework.
This thesis examines health care in colonial New Zealand and sets about identifying and recognisi... more This thesis examines health care in colonial New Zealand and sets about identifying and recognising the care which was given by women in their homes and communities. Based around four dominant etiological theories of the nineteenth century it explores the introduction, application and adaptation of medical knowledge in New Zealand. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Judith Macdonald for her support, guidance and good humour and the Anthropology Department, especially Dr. Michael Goldsmith, for welcoming me into the faculty. Thanks to Janice Smith for her absolute dependability and ready smile and to all the staff at Waikato University who have assisted and supported me up till now. I would like to acknowledge and thank the University of Waikato and The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for their financial support and recognition. Many thanks to my friends and family for listening to me and maintaining complete faith in my abilities. Special thanks to Stan for his invaluable editing skills and to Lindsey and Shelley for the constant support and insightful conversation. Thank you Marcus for the frequent reality checks and motivation. iv
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